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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Aug 1984, p. 20

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The referee from pensntiort. Friday's contest reap peered Saturday after Supersonic opened noon and both Athletics the scoring on a goal- and Vikings were hor mouth scramble wheré Athletics. 3 team in the first division of the Kitchener and District Soccer League. and Vikings, their second division affiliate, both suffered losses by 2-1 Not that it was any- thing to be happy about, but Waterloo Athletics and Waterloo Vikings eouidn't have had more identical weekends. Athletics lost Friday night to Supersonics 1rhileyikings suffered their loss to" Germania Saturday afternoon at Woodside Park Richard O'Brien Chronicle Statt Vikings“ Soon Tookctt isn‘t really getting punched tram behind by Germanic goalie. n just looks that way as the two go up together for a loose bail. moo-mm PA“ Mt - “MN m. ”an. WV t, $.l Negative parallels haunt Vikes, A's "It was really a case of 10 men against 12," Athletics' coach "tod- ney Desmeules said of the referee's involve- ment in Friday's game. Desmeules said that officials sometimes make hasty and incor- rect calls and then compensate for them. However, he felt this referee offered no com- pulsation. Completing the simi- larities, both teams went into the games with important players missing from their rified by his calls. In fact, both teams had a player ejected with a red card. Saturday. Vikings played without Bernie Eric Schramowsky and Kevin Pratt were missing from Athlet- ies' lineup. "We still allowed them to score two goals and that's what beat us." said Desmeules. "There are times when you have to overcome obstacles." Andy Woodcock scored from 25 yards out to tie the game before Mike Ewald, considered by Des- meules to be a "partie ularly gentlemanly player," was given a redcard. ' Supersonics‘ winning goal came about 20 minutes intothesecond several Athletics had a chance to clear the ball but didn't do so. "That game got so far out of hand." said Vikings coach Werner Schoeneman. "that players on both sides collie]: have been in- ju easily." Jeff Ireland scored the lone goal for Vik- ings, who meet Hauli- gans Warriors this Sat- urday at 2 p.m. at Leos Park. Athletics host Cyprus Friday at T " Seagram Stadium. Vikings had expected a physical game Satur- day but it became rougher than neces- sary. Willnis, Darrin Snider and Art Davenport. During the game. new- comer Larry Bennett was given his first red card ever. "When I went out with the Red Sox," said Arbic. "it was really scary picking up (smaller. harder hit) ground balls. "But it's a personal thing, whether you adjust or not. When I come out here, I think 'hard- bali.' T' _ But his ball career also includes time spent with the Guelph In- grams of the Intercity Fastball League, who disbanded for a while after winning a championship. Arbic didn't return to baseball right away, but when he did he found the adjustment dimcult as a member of the Brantford Red And if Malors have been showing all season long that the older players can Witt ball games. Arbic “as doing the same thing Sunday afternoon at Bechtel Park as. Titters hosted St Thomas Harm in an inter County Major Baseball League doubleheader. Arbic started playing LC ball for Kitchener Panthers in the late 1960's. then went to Cambridge to play for the Terriers. whose field manager at the time was Wray Upper. The versatile Arbic played first base In cam» one 3nd had three hits including a solo home run as he drove in two runs in an tr6 loss, Arbic moved over to second base for game two and scored two runs as Tigers rebounded with a re win Richard O'Btion V Chtomcte Stan b When he heard that someone wanted to interview him. Dun Arhic feigned astonishment. The ball arrives too Into an Tlgon' Kurt Dunc. con to third bu. standing up, Action was out of Sunday's doubt.- - with St. Thomas Eight. won-um Arbic earns tag 'respect for elders’ p1 Tigers were scheduled to host Guelph Royals on Tuesday. They finish their regular season Thurs- day in St. Thomas. I Tigers fought back to tie the game at 2-2 as Deluca scored on a second inning sacrifice fly and Arbic scored in "the fourth on a similar play. Jim Taylor broke the tie with an rbi. double in the sixth. Deluca scored the fourth run on Yo. surack's second sacrifice fly ot the game. The game opened with Simpson giving up a single to leadoff batter Tom Arnold. Then Bob McQuiggan stepped up to the plate to hit a morun homer before Simpson settled down. Lohnes had the last word with Moran. shouting, "Get out of that dugout, you misfit." Moran and coach Bill Wilkinson were ejected for arguing after Moran struck out and the two exchanged words with Lohnes. Mike Simpson was Tigers' win- ning pitcher in game two. altthh things looked bad for him at the start. , Tigers were hard hit in the ope-nor by Pete Moran, who drove in four runs with two doubles and a Waterloo actually held a " first inning lead in that game as Arbic singled to drive in Dave Dash. Kurt Deluca then singled to score Arbic. Fiigins' Dan Collison was ejected from the first game by home plate umpire Gary Millman after argu- ing that Noonan should have been called for a balk, The real fireworks, however. were in the second game when Wayne Lullnes was home plate umpire. Arhic also scored in the third inning on a single by Nick Noonan and Deluca scored in the same frame on a sacrifice fly by Mike Yosurack.

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